In the first game after Kobe Bryant announced that he would retire at the end of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Indiana Pacers in LA on Sunday night. Emotions were high after the news regarding Kobe broke just before the game, no player more affected than Bryant himself.
Bryant shot just 1-15 from the field in the first half and looked way too amped up from the emotions of the announcement and the crowd’s subsequent reaction. The 20-year veteran was pressing in a big way and it showed.
However, late in the second quarter Roy Hibbert was there to help Kobe out as the 37-year-old was still struggling.